Artist management and music management course listing

Artist Management

Useful Links

Recording Industry News Sites

These websites provide brief, daily updates on the music and radio businesses. It is easy to see who’s signing, who’s cut from the roster, who’s fired, and who’s hired. These various sites also include airplay charts, touring information, as well as the latest Arbitron ratings for radio markets. The sites are especially helpful if you don’t have regular access to the major trade magazines. You must register to receive their updates through the website listed.

Billboard Magazine www.billboard.biz
All Access www.allaccess.com
All About Country www.allaboutcountry.com
Country Aircheck www.countryaircheck.com

Useful Sites and Management Tools

Glossary of Music Business Terms: provided through this link by the law firm of Mario Gonzales .

www.focalpress.com This site is for one of the top publishers of books for the music industry professional.

www.musicmanagersforum.co.uk This site includes networking for Europe-based artist managers. The international music manager's forum is at www.immf.com/

www.starpolish.com This site offers a wide range of information about the music business. Click on "resources."

https://www.cccssf.org/forms.aspx This site offers a money management planner that serves as an excellent tool for setting an artist's budget and helping the artist understand the flow of money during the average month.

http://www.kidasa.com/download/simp2002Old.exe This site offers free software that can be used to create time lines for planning an artist's career. A sample of the use of the software is demonstrated on page 151 of Artist Management for the Music Business .

Recommended reading about the long tail theory and why it is being challenged: The Long Tail:Why the Future of Business is Selling More of Less by Chris Anderson - a look at contemporary business models and what it means to the music business. Also recommended is Record Label Marketing , which is a book that gives a detailed look at the process of marketing recordings. However, the Harvard Business Review challenges the concept of the long tail, saying the hits are still the sources to make big bucks. For the complete article, click here.

MasurLaw Q & A offers a close look at key considerations when an artist is offered a type of recording contact which is often referred to as a "360 deal," or "all-in" agreement. This two-pager is an excellent analysis of things an artist and their manager should consider. Click here.

Entertainment attorney Mike Milom gives an overview of the so-called "360 deal" in Music Row Magazine. Click here for an excerpt from the article. Also, Jeff Leeds of the New York Times writes an excellent article on the 360 deal and the success of Paramore. Click here.

The PEW Internet Project released its research on how the Internet connects music with users and buyers of recorded music. Among their findings in this May 2008 report is that the Internet doesn't necessarily influence what music consumers buy, and it notes that people still learn about music the old fashioned way - through traditional radio. To view the full report,click here.

Courses in Artist Management for the Music Business

The following is a listing of some of the universities teaching courses in artist management, or they are offering courses that incorporate the principles of artist management and music management.

Alabama State University - Montgomery

Albright College - Reading, PA

American River College – Sacramento

Anderson University - Anderson, IN

Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

Augsburg College

Bay State College - Boston

Belmont University

Bergen Community College - Paramus, NJ

Berklee College of Music

Cal Poly Pomona

California State University - Chico, CA

California State University - Los Angeles

Capital University - Columbus, OH

Carnegie Mellon University– Heinz School

City University – London

College of Saint Rose - Albany

College of St. Scholastica

Columbia College – Chicago

Community College of Baltimore County

Concordia University, Chicago, IL

Converse College – Petrie School of Music

Cowan College - Murfreesboro, NC

Dallas Baptist University - Dallas

Delta State University - Cleveland, MS

DePaul University - Chicago

Drexel University

Elmhurst College - Elmhurst, IL

Ferris State University - Big Rapids, MI

Five Towns College (NY)

Florida Atlantic University – College of Business

Folsom Lake College

Full Sail University - Winter Haven, Florida

Gardner-Webb University

Greenfield Community College

Greenville College

Georgia State University - Atlanta

Harris Institute for the Arts - Toronto

Harvard – LSC Recording Artists Project

Hocking College Nelsonville, Ohio

Indiana University

James Madison University

Kennesaw State University, Atlanta

Lebanon Valley College - Annville, PA

Lehigh University - Bethlehem, PA

LeTourneau University

London Metropolitan University

Long Island University

Loyola University New Orleans

Lynchburg College

Marian College

McClennan Community College - Waco, TX

McNally Smith College of Business - Saint Paul, MN

Middle Tennessee State University

Milliken University - Decatur, IL

Minnesota School of Business – Globe College

Murray State, Murray, Kentucky

New York University

Northbrook College (Sussex)

Northeastern University

Northwest University

Northwestern University

Nova Scotia Community College

Olney Central College - Olney, IL

Ohio State University (new program beginning 2008)

Paradise Valley Community College

Rowan University

Sacramento City College

Sacramento State

Saint Mary's University - Minneapolis, MN

San Antonio College

San Francisco State University

Scottsdale Community College

Seattle Pacific University

Southern Illinois University

Southern Illinois University – Carbondale

South Plains College - Levelland, TX

SUNY Potsdam - Potsdam, NY

Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY

Trebas Institute - Montreal and Toronto

Trevecca Nazarene University

University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences

University of Colorado

University of Denver – Lamont School of Music

University of Georgia – Terry College of Business

University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT

University of Maryland – Smith School of Business

University of Massachusetts - Lowell, MA

University of Memphis - Memphis

University of Miami

University of Montana

University of New Haven (CT)

University of New Orleans

University of North Alabama - Florence, AL

University of Puget Sound

University of Southern California – Thornton School of Music

University of the Arts - Philadelphia

University of Texas at San Antonio

University of the Pacific

University of Westminster – UK

University of Wisconsin – Oskosh

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Valparaiso University - Valparaiso, IN

Victoria University - Australia

Virginia Wesleyan College

Wayne State University – Michigan

Webster University

Western Carolina University

Western Illinois University

William Patterson University

Wingate University - Wingate, NC

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The Turtles - Artist Management With Eddie and Flo

Over a third of Warner Bros. recording contracts are multiple rights 360 deals, and all of the company's new artists are signed only to 360 deals . Entertainment attorney Kendall Minter discusses this type of contract. (6 min)

Courtesy: Loyola University

James Deiner of A&M/Octone Records gives his view on what new artists can expect in a music management deal.(Hover your cursor for the video controls at the bottom of the frame) (5 min)